PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Waldo Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson has chosen Welcome to the TerrorDome as his entrance music. Rex Reynolds had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reynolds
vs
Waldo Emerson

180 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
178 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Waldo Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson feints and then cracks Reynolds's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reynolds down.
Reynolds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emerson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emerson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emerson throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
Emerson misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emerson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.

Emerson clinches with his opponent.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
Emerson throws a head punch that misses.
Emerson lands a hook that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
A short right from Emerson.
Emerson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emerson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reynolds stalling.
A short left from Emerson.
Emerson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
A short uppercut from Emerson.
Emerson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
Emerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Emerson fails to land.
Emerson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reynolds is stalling here.
Emerson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Reynolds avoids the elbow strike from Emerson, against the cage.
Emerson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Emerson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Emerson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike.
Emerson lands with a left to the head.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Emerson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reynolds is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Emerson.
Emerson lands an uppercut.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reynolds.
Still in the clinch, Emerson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emerson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
Emerson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Waldo Emerson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Emerson.
Reynolds misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
Rex Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emerson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reynolds crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Emerson - the referee stops the clock and Reynolds gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Emerson. Reynolds manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Emerson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Emerson drops Reynolds with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Reynolds! Emerson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Waldo Emerson!